Cat's Out

Time for another What If? Wednesday challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have an adorable inspiration photo for you:

There's so much in that photo to inspire you, the colors, the patterns, the kitty, the splats . . .  Here's how I was inspired:

 I tried a fun new (to me) water coloring technique using dye inks and my clear stamp blocks.  Then I watered down some ink and splatted it on the background.  I heat embossed the cat and balloons with white powder after I let the paper dry completely.  I masked the sentiment so only the top line stamped on my banner.  I masked it again to put the rest of the sentiment on the inside of the card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "5116 I. Cat Sitting Sil.", "2516 G. The Cat's Out . . ." and "5126 W. Balloom Sil. (sm)"
Dies: MFT "Blueptrints 13" stitched rectangle and banner"

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday #221--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
The Paper Girls #99--rainbows
Little Miss Muffet #133--anything goes
Creative Knockouts #132--die cuts/punches
As You Like It--favorite style of embossing (I really like dry embossing, but I love the magic of heat embossing)
Eureka Stamps #184--anything goes
Craftin' Desert Divas--inspiration photo (I used the colors)